India got decisive government after long time: BJP chief

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Stressing that a corruption-free rule was a major achievement of the Narendra Modi-led government, BJP president Amit Shah on Friday said India had got a ‘decisive’ government under Modi’s leadership after a long time.

“After 10 years of turmoil under a scam-tainted and corrupt United Progressive Alliance rule, the country got a government that not only took key decisions but also implemented them wholeheartedly. We have given a corruption-free government. Even our opponents cannot accuse us of corruption,” the Bharatiya Janata Party chief told the media here.

“We have given a decisive government that takes decisions, makes policies and implements it. After a long time, the country has got a decisive government in the form of the National Democratic Alliance government,” Shah said.

He said the Modi government had maintained a balance between economic reforms and public welfare.

Shah said the government had also ended the policy paralysis that marked the 10-year UPA rule and created hope among the people.

Listing the government’s achievements, he said it took steps to provide long-term solutions to end poverty, unemployment and farmers’ problems.

The BJP chief said that while the earlier UPA government was in a dilemma over reforms and public welfare, politics and bureaucracy, the present government adopted a balanced approach for the all-round development of the country.

“Our government maintained a balance between reform and public welfare. We did reforms as well as public welfare. With a balanced approach, we succeeded in giving a feel of all-round development,” he said, adding that 21 crore Jan Dhan accounts were opened and people deposited more than Rs.35,000 crore in them.